Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika
Year : 2007, Volume : 22, Issue : 2
First page : ( 140) Last page : ( 142)
Print ISSN : 0303-3821.

Performance evaluation of manual paddy transplanter in hills

Singh Sukhbir, Vatsa Dinesh Kumar

Department of Agricultural Engineering, C.S.K. HPKV, Palampur, (H.P.) - 176062.

Abstract

To make paddy transplanting mechanized in hills, 65-rows manual paddy transplanter was evaluated at university and farmers' field in 2002–04 and performance was compared with tradional methods. The effective capacity of the transplanter was observed 0.03 ha/h. the use of transplanter results in 2–3 times saving in labour and 54–73% cost of operation over traditional methods. Statistical analysis showed significantly 30–35% higher grain yield in transplanter over broadcasting methods.

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